Alert: Bus Accident Snarls Traffic in Silver Spring

Update, 7:12 p.m.: All lanes are now open. Traffic remains slow off the beltway.

Original post, 6:14 p.m.: Motorists are facing delays on New Hampshire Ave. southbound in Silver Spring after an accident involving a bus at Northampton Drive. Delays begin at Powder Mill Road. The left lane of New Hampshire Ave. northbound is blocked with delays beginning before Piney Branch.

WUSA is reporting that the accident involved a school bus from Montgomery County. Emergency crews are working the scene.